Sari

India, Banaras

textileweaving

Date

c. 1940/1960

Medium

Silk, plain weave with metal foil (gold/silver) around a silk core supplementary brocading wefts; silk, plain weave with metal foil (gold/silver) wrapped around a cotton core supplementary patterning wefts; pieced

Dimensions

248.9 × 102.5 cm (98 × 41 3/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Dr. Madhuvanti Ghose in memory of her mother, Sheuli Ghose

Also notable

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Sari

India, Banaras

Justice

Bernardino India Italian, 1528-1590

Seated Virgin and Child (recto); Seated Virgin and Child (verso)

Bernardino India Italian, 1528-1590